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| December 3, 2009 | Railway to set up water bottling plants in Chennai, Mumbai | | New Delhi: The Railways will set up two Rail Neer (water) plants in this fiscal year, in Chennai and Mumbai, the Railway Minister said.
In a reply to the Rajya Sabha, Union Minister of State for Railways, K H Muniyappa said the Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation (ICTC) would implement these projects. "One Rail
Neer plant is being set up at Palur near Chennai with capacity of 1,80,000 bottles
of one litre each per day at an estimated cost of Rs. 13.45 crore. The plant is
expected to be commissioned in 2010,"Muniyappa said. He also informed the members
that another plant is being set up at Ambarnath near Mumbai with capacity of 3,00,000
bottles of one litre each per day at an estimated cost of Rs. 24.00 crore which
will be commissioned in 2011. Answering another question Muniyappa said attachment
of new coaches in trains for augmenting the load and on replacement account is
an ongoing process subject to operational feasibility, commercial justifications
and availability of coaching stock. "Standards for the meals being served in Rajdhani
and Shatabdi and Mail and Express trains have been laid down. Various measures
such as inspections, monitoring, passenger satisfaction surveys, etc. through
officers, Quality Control Professional (QCPs) and independent professional agencies
are undertaken to ensure quality and quantity of food items," he said. Muniyappa
also assured the House that punitive action is also taken against defaulting licensees. | |
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